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The new lone star state

Claire Bennsion considers what the fallout might be should the UK vote to leave the European Union in the upcoming referendum

Record-high overseas information requests increases burden on financial sector

'Disruptive' and 'expensive' process should lead to increased diligence checks, says RPC partner

Pupillage Gateway to begin three months earlier

'Common-sense decision' will benefit undecided students on costly BPTC

Baby steps

The government recently pledged £940m to improve mental health services across the country. Does this mean they'll finally turn their attention to another neglected group in society?

The road to hell

Actions taken with good intentions sometimes have the effect of backfiring disastrously. Politicians somehow have a knack of pulling off this feat more than most

Lawyers: An easy target amid warfare

How is Britain to maintain its position as a bastion of universal protections if it refuses to investigate allegations of abuse with its domestic legislation, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

Judges feel unloved as justice becomes unaffordable to most

An historic failure to modernise the court system has impacted on access to justice

CPS fights back against claims of 'inadequate' communication to victims

Prosecution service accused of lacking empathy with template letters to victims